The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-09-17


bition rally and basket dinner on the
21st. Bring your wives, daughters,
sons, aunts and cousins.
The Women's Missionary and Ju.
venile Societies are requested to meet
at the Methodist church this evening
at A o'clock. Each member will
please be iu attendance as business of
importance is to be transacted.
We failed to mention the colt show
of the Sd inst. by MessrS. W. G Bar
ham and G. P. Haun. A good many
fne colts were shown. A Mr., Wat
son. of near Jackson bought from Mr..
Cal. Thompson a large two.year-old
colt for $500 1t was sired by King
Duluth, owned by Mr.. Barham.
Early Tuesday night the Wild coy
of fire was heard and in a minute of
time the town was in a terrible COM
motion, bellS ringing, men yelling,
women screaming, etc. A lamp sit
ting on the table in the dining room
of the residence of Mr.. E. A. Collins
exploded, the oil catching fire and
running all over the table and floor.
The FIRE was extinquished without
much damage.
Hon. Sam B. Williamson addressed
a large crowd of ladies and gentlemen
in Primary Hall last Saturday night
in favor of the proposed amendment,
Sam outdone himself that night, and
it was pronounced by all who heard
him that it was a grand and telling
speech in favor Of prohibition. Tc
our mind it was the clearest, mos
forcible prohibition speech it ever hal
been our good fortune 10 hear.
On Saturday afternoon PSof. Aus
tin, of Paris, and Rev. Mr.. Asbury
of Paris, both colored, made prohjbl
tion speeches here to very fair crowd
Both men are good speakers and thei
speeches. were well received. Th
colored people were conspicuous b.
, their absence, only about tweBty.fv
heing present. 1t is thought tha
r some influence was brought to bea
3 upon Il EN-, hence their non>attend
3 ance. q
Owing to an oversight of the write
8 of this and the absence Of the edito
n we failed to mention last week the eE
Q tertainment given by the Ladies Al
Society at the Baptist church Frida
n night, Sept. I'd. The program wi
composed of songs, recitatiOns an
IS instrumental pieces. all of which we
Is we'll received and enjoyed immense
}. by very good audience. 1t was
It success in. every particular, and it
y to be hoped that the society will gi'
another one as early as convenient.
|. We were asked this week to pu
i. lish an article urging the ladies
|. this district tn have picnic or bask
8. dinner at the polls on the day of t
9, election, Sept. 29th., aud Insist tn
IS the ladies he present at the voti
precincts. This is good idea a
G one in which we are heartily in fay
ed of. The ladies can get some vaca
re house and furnish meals and cof
ke free to all, and thus show to the '
.ly ters that they are as deeply, if |
o. more SO, interested in the welfare
the state and in Kidding her of
A. monster, whisky, as the /men.
rs, hope the ladies of this town will th
,et carefully over this question and
to eide to come out to the voting precir
by and help the prohibitionists to d.
he the whisky traffic. We will say
more on this question now, hut h
les to hear FROM the ladies of Milan u
en- the advisableness of having has
M dinner at the polls and assisting
rel prohibition cause by being presen
ain the voting precincts, Speak out,
as dies. and let us see what you aim
lb do in the great and glorious fight
prohibition.